Facebook loses 1 million active users in one year. A first in its history which earned it a fall on the stock market. Jeff Bezos asks the municipality of Rotterdam to dismantle a bridge. He is in the way of getting his brand new yacht out of the harbour. And silent AirTags, perfect for spying on a person, are freely available on the Internet. This is the recap!
The day of February 3 was marked by two subjects. On the one hand the music. Spotify has announced that it has exceeded 400 million registered users, of which 180 million pay a subscription. The French competitor Deezer announces that it has exceeded 90 million titles, all in “lossless” quality, almost making people forget the recent price increase. And the DRMs we thought were buried resurface during a trial. Second subject: Tesla, which keeps recalling cars. Last problem to date: the seat belt. But these are not the subjects that caught our attention. Here they are.
Jeff Bezos dismantles a bridge to pass his yacht
This is the unusual news of the day: Jeff Bezos has ordered a huge yacht from the Rotterdam shipyard. The boat is so big it can’t get out of the harbor. He’s stuck by a bridge. And not just any bridge: a structure that dates from 1878. The former boss of Amazon therefore asked the municipality of Rotterdam to dismantle the bridge. It is only the central part that will be removed, in order to let the yacht pass. Then it will be reassembled to allow road traffic again.
Read more: Jeff Bezos has a historic bridge demolished, his huge yacht was stuck in the port!
The number of active Facebook users drops for the first time
It’s free fall at Facebook. Several days ago, we reported in our columns that Meta was abandoning its cryptocurrency project. And yesterday, the American firm announced lackluster financial results. Among the indicators is that of active users. This figure fell by 1 million in one year. This is the first time in Facebook’s 18 years of operation that the social network has lost active users. Consequence: the title plummets on the stock market.
Read more: Facebook loses 1 million users, Meta falls on the stock market and is not profitable at all
Silent AirTags optimized for spying are on sale on the web
Apple’s Airtags Bluetooth beacon is made to locate an object and, above all, to ring and notify its owner of its location. But malicious and dishonest individuals divert them to commit abuses. Follow someone without them knowing. Track cars to steal them. etc For it, they use modified Airtags. These do not ring when spotted. And some are even for free sale on the Internet. No need to dig far since a well-known auction site offers them…
Read more: AirTags doctored to facilitate spying are being sold online
